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≈ Hydrangea

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Secondary

SecondaryTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746

Tertiary

TertiaryHydrangeaCH 0436 · #849FD0
TertiaryIce CobaltCH 0444 · #B6CFFA
TertiaryWorkwearCH 0111 · #3B5B92
Tertiary≈ Deep Sea#1A2E59

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #333C45
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#6B88C2 set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Club Soda on #6B88C2#6B88C2Set in Club Soda on #6B88C2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#6B88C2 on Club Soda#6B88C2Set in #6B88C2 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Ink on #6B88C2#6B88C2
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#6B88C2 on Ink#6B88C2
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Ice Cobalt on #6B88C2#6B88C2
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
Navy on #6B88C2#6B88C2
Display sizesLc 34 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Club Soda on #6B88C2The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Club Soda still stands clearly off #6B88C2 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)